Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model
Work-family conflict is frequently studied because they are the two main life domains in a person’s life. The present study examines how work-family conflict influenced marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples using a dyadic approach. Results from the Actor-Partner Interdepen...
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South-West University Neofit Rilski, Department of Psychology
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| description | Work-family conflict is frequently studied because they are the two main life domains in a person’s life. The present study examines how work-family conflict influenced marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples using a dyadic approach. Results from the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) indicated that work-family conflict (work-to-family and family-to-work) were associated with a lower level of marital satisfaction. Work-family conflict has a significant negative impact on marital satisfaction for both husbands and wives (actor effect). However, no significant results were found for the partner effect. Both actor and partner effects were reported and discussed. The present findings provide empirical evidence on the spillover and crossover effects of work-family conflict on marital satisfaction and add to the literature by utilizing advanced data analysis technique, APIM by collecting dyadic data. The implications of the findings were discussed as well as the suggestions for future research. |
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| spelling | upm-936062023-04-04T02:48:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93606/ Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model Leong, Mei San Juhari, Rumaya Work-family conflict is frequently studied because they are the two main life domains in a person’s life. The present study examines how work-family conflict influenced marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples using a dyadic approach. Results from the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) indicated that work-family conflict (work-to-family and family-to-work) were associated with a lower level of marital satisfaction. Work-family conflict has a significant negative impact on marital satisfaction for both husbands and wives (actor effect). However, no significant results were found for the partner effect. Both actor and partner effects were reported and discussed. The present findings provide empirical evidence on the spillover and crossover effects of work-family conflict on marital satisfaction and add to the literature by utilizing advanced data analysis technique, APIM by collecting dyadic data. The implications of the findings were discussed as well as the suggestions for future research. South-West University Neofit Rilski, Department of Psychology 2021-04 Article PeerReviewed Leong, Mei San and Juhari, Rumaya (2021) Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model. Psychological Thought, 15 (1). pp. 53-80. ISSN 2193-7281 https://www.proquest.com/publication/2028721?accountid=27932&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&issueNameSelected=02022Y01Y01%232022%3B++Vol.+15+%281%29&monthSelected=01&yearSelected=2022 10.37708/psyct.v15i1.614 |
| spellingShingle | Leong, Mei San Juhari, Rumaya Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model |
| title | Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model |
| title_full | Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model |
| title_fullStr | Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model |
| title_short | Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model |
| title_sort | work vs. family and marital satisfaction among malaysian chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model |
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